On Friday, gold prices recovered slightly from their lowest levels in two weeks, after strong US economic data caused a wave of selling in the previous session, and as the atmosphere dominated by interest rates pushed the yellow metal towards its biggest weekly loss in five weeks. Spot gold rose …
Read More »Eurozone blue-chip shares touch 15-year high on ECB’s pause hopes
Eurozone blue-chip shares rallied to their highest in more than 15 years on Thursday as investors anticipated the European Central Bank was close to the end of its tightening cycle. The EURO STOXX 50 index was up 2.3%, touching its highest level since December 2007, while the pan-European STOXX 600 …
Read More »USD/JPY sharply reacts to strong hint on BoJ’s drop 0.5% cap in 10Y JGB yields
USD/JPY bears jumped in on a Nikkei news article ahead of the Bank of Japan’s meeting on Friday that took USD/JPY down from 141.10 to 139.20 low in a flash. The Nikkei reported, ” The Bank of Japan will discuss tweaking its yield curve control policy at a policy board …
Read More »Stronger US dollar forces gold below $1950
The outlook remains negative for Gold despite oversold readings. Gold prices dropped by more than $30 during the US session and remain under pressure amid a stronger US dollar and higher US Treasury yields. Technical factors also weighed on the yellow metal. XAG/USD bottomed at $1,942 before modestly rebounding. The …
Read More »Australian dollar retreats on better than expected US GDP data
Following the publication of better-than-expected US GDP figures for the second quarter, the Australian Dollar retreated against the US Dollar on Thursday. The aud/usd pair is trading down by -0.20 at 0.6742 at the time of writing.The report revealed stronger-than-expected labour market data, stronger-than-expected durable goods orders, lower-than-expected GDP price …
Read More »US economy beats expectations with spring surge
The US economy experienced a spring surge, with growth reaching an annual rate of 2.4% in the three months to June, despite a slowdown in consumer spending. This growth was driven by a jump in business investment and a 1.6% increase in consumer spending. The Fed’s interest rate hikes have …
Read More »President of the Turkish Central Bank: Monetary tightening will continue gradually
The new President of the Turkish Central Bank, Hafiza Ghaya Erkan, said on Thursday that the bank will tighten monetary policy gradually and will continue to implement selective tightening measures. Speaking during a press conference in Ankara to announce the bank’s quarterly inflation report, Erkan stated that inflation will rise …
Read More »European stocks rose on a morning full of business results, eyes are on the ECB decision
European stocks rose on Thursday as traders reacted to a slew of earnings reports in the morning and awaited the European Central Bank’s monetary policy decision after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates as expected. And by 0713 GMT, the European STOXX 600 index rose 0.4 percent, after Asian stocks …
Read More »Gold is at its highest level in a week, supported by the dollar’s decline
Gold prices rose to a one-week high on Thursday, supported by a slight decline in the dollar, as investors weighed somewhat measured comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell following a widely expected interest rate hike. Spot gold rose 0.3 percent to $1,977.13 an ounce by 0352 GMT, after earlier …
Read More »Dollar is falling amid expectations of the end of the federal interest rate hike cycle
The dollar fell on Thursday after the Federal Reserve made what some predicted would be its last rate hike, with market focus shifting to the European Central Bank’s interest rate decision later in the day. The Fed on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point as …
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